I
have a connection to New
Westminster. My g-g-aunt married Wm.
CLARKSON in ON. She was Jane SPARKHALL.
Before 1850 William migrated to BC followed shortly by his family.
I have collected quite a bit of info on them and William was the first
president of New Westminster before
it’s incorporation. The Clarkson Piano sits in the museum there.

I am interested in
contacting any descendants of William and Jane. There must be some
still left out there.

Lars Mikkjelsen Bjåstad b. February
20, 1831at Bjåstad, Fjærland, Balestrand Prestj. Norway, d. February
12, 1889 at Distad, Fjærland Sokn, Balestrand Prestj., Norway,
married Magdeli Olsdtr. Hatlestad, DISTAD, Berg,
Distad on December 26, 1859 in Norway. In this union they had 8
children in which one of their sons was Mikkel Larss. Sande, Bjåstad,
Distad. Mikkel was born January 20, 1872 at Distad, Fjærland Sokn,
Balestrand Prestj. Norway, d. in the 1930's and buried in Scandia
Cemetery, Hendon, Saskatchewan. Mikkel (Mike) married Emma A.
LARSEN in the early 1900's. Emma was born in North
Dakota. Her second marriage was to an A. F. ANDERSON
of Osoyoos, British Columbia, and is buried at Terrace Heights,
Yakama, Washington. In this union they had two daughters. Inez
Louise Distad and Mabel Isabel Distad. Inez Louise Distad b. about
1902 in North Dakota, d.??, married Sivert Oulofe SUNDE.
They must have lived in the Fernie area as Sivert died February 21,
1983 and is buried in Fernie, B.C.. Sivert's parents were Peter &
Beret Sunde, who lived in Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan. (Emma & Mike
Distad also lived in Ravenscrag, Sasktachewan.) Inez and
Sivert had one daughter Evelyn Sunde. It is believed by family
members that she married an Earl ASH(E) and this
family moved to the west coast area.

My Grandparents Sidney and Emily CATT,
m. 1905 in Kent, came to Canada in 1911 aboard the ship Lake Erie
1911/06/21. Arrived Quebec 1911/07/04. Sidney was 34, Emily 29.
My father, Alan S. Catt was born in 1913 march, in Nanaimo. Therefore
the Catt Sr. family didn't stay long in Calgary. My Dad had one
brother, Ross Catt, who currently resides in Nanaimo. After retirement
came back to his home.Ross
was also born in Nanaimo but in 1923. My mom and dad, Alan Catt &
Helene MOORE were married in 1935 in Nanaimo. Dad
died in 1991, Mom in 2004. I have 1 sister Sharon Catt, and I am
Lianne Catt, both born on Vancouver Island. My Uncle has 4
children, and they all live in Ontario. I am interested in more
information about my family tree, and would like to get a picture of
their time in Calgary, AB. which would've been the "old wild west" in
those days.

My great-grandmother's brother, Edward CORKILL wasthe
oldest child of Evan CORKILL who was born on the Isle of Man.Evan married in Liverpool, England, to a woman from Cumberland,
England.They had 6
more children, born in both places.One died young.The 5 youngest became "British Home Children" and arrived in Nova
Scotia in 1874. Edward CORKILL reportedly arrived in British
Columbia in 1873 and remained in the Vancouver area. I have
located two descendents of his two daughters but am hoping to find out
if his son, Fred CORKILL had any children.

For many years I have been researching a relative who settled in British
Columbia and died there in 1919. Francis FARRANT
(also k/a Frank). Born London 1873. He died in Vancouver in 1919 - a
Coroner's Inquest shows that he was drowned in English Bay in suspicious
circumstances. I have searched for his marriage - according to the
Inquest Report, he had a French speaking wife but no children, with no
success. Any help would be appreciated.

I am researching my great grandfather Isaac
GANDY who moved from Widnes in Lancashire in about 1882
to Victoria BC, with brother Charles. I have not been able to find any
details of their emigration to Canada. (see also Immigrant
Families page)

I am trying to trace Kathleen Lavinia Crayton THOMPSON who was born on 3 April 1890 at
6 Hampshire Steet, Southsea, Hampshire and who migrated to Canada
maybe in the early 1900's. Her step sister Lilian EVANS nee
JENKINSwas my grandmother. I remember seeing a postcard
sent from Toronto from Kathleen to my Grandmother many years ago. Would
love to find the family of this lady.

Two of my Uncles Donald George WHITE
and Henry Carley WHITE arrived in
Canada in 1925. Their port of arrival was Montreal, Quebec.
My family tree web site is located at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alison/ and I
would love to be able to add the information on these relatives. I
do not know their final destination in Canada so any help would be very
much appreciated.

Herbert Hazelwood DRAKE
(b. 1870 in Cambridgeshire and d. 1945 in Penticton, B.C.) came to
Canada from England in 1892. He married Eliza and had two children,
Violett DRAKE(b. 1902 in Red Deer) and
Herbert Edward DRAKE(b. 1906 in Red
Deer and d. 1968 in Vancouver, B.C.). They lived in Red Deer,
Calgary, and Vancouver. If anyone has information about these kin,
please contact me.